2020 Hawaii Senate election

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2020 Hawaii Senate election
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14 of the 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Ron Kouchi Kurt Fevella
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat8th19th
Seats before241
Seats after241
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote112,85856,447
Percentage62.331.2
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Results:
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election
President before election

Ron Kouchi
Democratic

Elected President

Ron Kouchi
Democratic

The 2020 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Hawaii voters elected state senators in 13 of the state's 25 senate districts. The primary elections on August 8, 2020, determined which candidates would appear on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot.

Contents

Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats had control of the Hawaii Senate with 24 seats to Republicans' one seat.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [1] Safe DOctober 21, 2020

Composition

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
Before election24125
Not up11011
Up13114
Results13114
After election24125
ChangeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

Summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Hawaii Senate election results
Hawaii Senate Diagram 2018.svg
PartyCandidatesVote%Seats
BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Democratic 14112,85862.2824131324Steady2.svg
Republican 656,44731.151111Steady2.svg
Libertarian 16,1723.410000Steady2.svg
Aloha ʻĀina 25,7223.160000Steady2.svg
Total181,199100%25141425Steady2.svg
Source: State of Hawaii Office of Elections [2]
Popular vote
Democratic
 
62.28%
Republican
 
31.15%
Libertarian
 
3.41%
Aloha ʻĀina
 
3.16%
Senate seats (up for election)
Democratic
 
92.86%
Republican
 
7.14%
Senate seats (in total)
Democratic
 
96%
Republican
 
4%
District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
2nd Russell Ruderman Dem Joy San Buenaventura Dem
5th Gilbert Keith-Agaran Dem Gilbert Keith-Agaran Dem
8th Ron Kouchi Dem Ron Kouchi [a] Dem
9th Stanley Chang Dem Stanley Chang Dem
10th Les Ihara Jr. Dem Les Ihara Jr. [a] Dem
11th Brian Taniguchi Dem Brian Taniguchi [a] Dem
13th Karl Rhoads Dem Karl Rhoads [a] Dem
14th Donna Mercado Kim Dem Donna Mercado Kim [a] Dem
15th Glenn Wakai Dem Glenn Wakai [a] Dem
16th* [b] Bennette Misalucha Dem Bennette Misalucha Dem
19th Kurt Fevella Rep Kurt Fevella Rep
20th Mike Gabbard Dem Mike Gabbard Dem
22nd Donovan Dela Cruz Dem Donovan Dela Cruz Dem
25th Laura Thielen Dem Chris Lee Dem
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Without opposition, the general election was canceled and the incumbent was automatically reelected.
  2. ↑ Special election called due to the death of Sen. Breene Harimoto. Misalucha was the appointed incumbent.

Retiring incumbents

Two incumbent senators (both Democrats) did not seek reelection in 2020.

  1. District 2: Russell Ruderman (D) [3]
  2. District 25: Laura Thielen (D) [4]

Detailed results

  District 2 • District 5 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 (special) • District 19 • District 20 • District 22 • District 25  

Source for primary results: [5] Source for general election results: [6]

District 2

Democratic primary

Hawaii's 2nd Senate District Democratic primary, 2020 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joy San Buenaventura 8,072 78.3
Democratic Smiley Burrows2,23521.7
Total votes10,307 100.0

General election

Hawaii's 2nd Senate District general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joy San Buenaventura 14,225 75.2
Aloha ʻĀina PartyRon Ka-Ipo4,69424.8
Total votes18,919 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

Hawaii's 5th Senate District general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gilbert Keith-Agaran (incumbent) 13,891 64.3
Republican Christy Gusman6,68331.9
Aloha ʻĀina PartyRynette Keen1,0284.8
Total votes21,602 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat and Senate President Ron Kouchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 9

Hawaii's 9th Senate District general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stanley Chang (incumbent) 19,109 61.9
Republican Sam Slom 11,76238.1
Total votes30,871 100.0
Democratic hold

District 10

Democratic primary

Hawaii's 10th Senate District Democratic primary, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Les Ihara Jr. (incumbent) 8,340 68.2
Democratic Vicki Higgins2,57621.1
Democratic Jesus Arriola1,30610.7
Total votes12,222 100.0

General election
Incumbent Democrat Les Ihara Jr. was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Brian Taniguchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 13

Hawaii's 13th Senate District Democratic primary, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karl Rhoads (incumbent) 8,264 86.4
Democratic Kevin "Shadow" McDonald1,30213.6
Total votes9,566 100.0

General election
Incumbent Democrat Karl Rhoads was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Donna Mercado Kim was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Glenn Wakai was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 16 (special)

Hawaii's 16th Senate District special general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennette Misalucha (incumbent) 11,508 52.7
Republican Kelly Kitashima10,33547.3
Total votes21,843 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19

Democratic primary

Hawaii's 19th Senate District Democratic primary, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rida Cabanilla 4,553 63.0
Democratic John Clark III2,67737.0
Total votes7,230 100.0

General election

Hawaii's 19th Senate District general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Fevella (incumbent) 12,345 58.3
Democratic Rida Cabanilla 8,81341.7
Total votes21,158 100.0
Republican hold

District 20

Hawaii's 20th Senate District general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Gabbard (incumbent) 13,967 69.4
Libertarian Feena Bonoan 6,17230.6
Total votes20,139 100.0
Democratic hold

District 22

Democratic primary

Hawaii's 22nd Senate District Democratic primary, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent) 8,533 85.6
Democratic Thora-Jean Cuaresma1,43914.4
Total votes9,972 100.0

General election

Hawaii's 22nd Senate District general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent) 13,612 70.3
Republican John Miller5,75529.7
Total votes19,367 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

Hawaii's 25th Senate District general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Lee 17,733 65.0
Republican Kristina Kim-Marshall9,56735.0
Total votes27,300 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Statewide Summary" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. November 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ West Hawaii Today Staff (May 20, 2020). "Ruderman won't seek third Senate term". West Hawaii Today . Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ Blair, Chad (November 7, 2019). "Sen. Laura Thielen Won't Seek Re-Election To Hawaii Senate". Honolulu Civil Beat . Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide" (PDF). State of Hawaii – Office of Elections. August 20, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide" (PDF). State of Hawaii – Office of Elections. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Salmons, Stephanie (May 22, 2020). "San Buenaventura to seek Ruderman's state Senate seat". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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